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Antarctic seal stuck in ocean plastic
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A Cross-Sectoral Approach to Tackle Ocean Plastic Pollution

by C. M. Waluda, R. D. Cavanagh and C. Manno 3 October 201823 February 2023

Plastic in the Oceans: Challenges and Solutions; Cambridge, United Kingdom, 7 March 2018

The Ocean Plastics Lab, currently in Washington, D.C., is bringing attention to a global pollution problem.
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Roving Exhibit Highlights Ocean Plastics Problem

by Randy Showstack 7 June 201818 October 2022

The Ocean Plastics Lab, currently on the National Mall in Washington, D. C., illustrates the pollution threat and points to solutions.

Crew on the R/V Ocean Starr pulling a discarded net from the Pacific Ocean
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Pacific’s Garbage Hot Spot Holds More Plastic Debris Than Was Thought

by Randy Showstack 22 March 201810 April 2023

A nonprofit that helped to collect data for the research plans to use the study’s findings to help guide it in an upcoming campaign to remove buoyant plastic trash from ocean gyres.

Plastic pollution covering East Beach, Henderson Island.
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Plastic Waste Knows No Bounds

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 22 May 201719 April 2023

Despite the vastness of Earth’s oceans, human plastic pollution overwhelms even remote corners.

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New Data Aid Estimate of Ocean's Plastic Content

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 18 December 201430 May 2023

Researchers estimate the abundance of plastics churning in the world’s oceans.

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